IIM Calcutta: The ceremony was commenced with IIMC’s traditional lamp lighting by the chief guest Nakagawa Koichi, consul-general of Japan in Kolkata; Babu Khan, CEO, CII Naoroji Godrej Centre for Manufacturing Excellence; Uttam Kumar Sarkar, director of IIM Calcutta (Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta), professor Manish Thakur, dean (NI & ER); G Sunderraman, executive vice-president-Corporate Development – Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd and Chairman, CII VLFM Senior Advisory Committee, and other dignitaries of the PGPEX-VLM programme.
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Dr. (Prof.) Uttam Kumar Sarkar emphasised the long-lasting synergy of three institutes of national importance in association with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry.
The coordinator for IIT Kanpur, Deepu Philip, stressed upon the significance of visionary leaders in the manufacturing sector and the need for continuous transformation through innovation.
Lata Dyaram of IIT Madras asked the students to challenge oneself through continuous efforts in order to become visionary leaders.
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The inaugural event also had dignitaries from CII. G Sunderraman, chairman, executive vice president-Corporate Development – Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd and chairman, CII VLFM senior advisory committee, expressed his sincere gratitude to Padma Shri Shoji Shiba, one of the founders of the VLM program and the innate need for visionary leaders in the manufacturing sector, and the very ideology of this programme to contribute young leaders to the manufacturing industry with a vision to compete globally.
This was followed by Babu Khan, CEO of CII Naoroji Godrej Centre for Manufacturing Excellence cited the significance of sustainability and green manufacturing.
Nakagawa Koichi, Consul-General of Japan in Kolkata, the chief guest of the event, highlighted about the contribution of the Indian manufacturing sector to the nation’s GDP, the long-lasting industrial cooperation between Japan and India, and the relevance of this programme to contribute visionary leaders to the manufacturing sector of India.
The students of the 17th batch of PGPEX-VLM gained deeper insights about the programme and present industrial scenario from the various keynote addresses given by the distinguished dignitaries.
Sudhakar Reddy, chairperson, PGPEX-VLM, IIM Calcutta, gave a vote of thanks to conclude the occasion. As per Media report.
